Tl* - the contact owns a 1994 dodge chrysler grand caravan. While driving around a mountain the steering locked and lost power steering. The contact let the vehicle sit for approximately 1/2 hour and the vehicle was drivable. There were no warning indicators. The failure mileage was 66,000. The dealer didn't try to duplicate the failure. The current mileage was 165,000.*ak the consumer stated that he replaced the belt in 1996, but the mechanic stated the belt looked fine. Update 05/10/07
1994 Dodge Grand Caravan: sudden loss of power
6 of the 199 complaints about the 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
(1) no warning of failure.(2) serpentine belt tensioner bolt failed causing loss of power steering during a turn. No consequences resulted from this particular failure because the failure occurred in a parking lot at 5mph. Under different circumstances (downhill on tight curve) the failure would have been extremely dangerous and probably result in total loss of control.(3) anticipate replacing the tensioner and returning vehicle to service.
While traveling at approximately 55 MPH vehicle suddenly lost power. It felt like it was stuck in park. Dealership stated that transmission, had been replaced by this dealership a year earlier at 120,000 miles, had to be replaced again. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
While driving transmission will lose power and gears. This more likely will happen during cold weather. When vehicle warms up it will work better. But sometimes not even reverse gear will work.
Belt tensioner: pulley sheared off while parking, causing engine failure and loss of power steering, etc. Vehicle towed to dealer for repair.
The van, without warning, lost power and eventually stopped on the interstate 75. After letting the van sit for 15-20 minutes we were able to start the van again and have driven it since that time without a reoccurence of that problem. We have explained the incident to our local dodge dealer and have had the van checked out. They didn't find any problem. This is the third time that this has happened. The incidents have been a couple of years apart but two of them have occurred while driving at high speeds on the interstate and we have had bearly enough power to make it to the side of the road. Other than these three incidents the van has performed well. I had not filed a report before now because I didn't know about this web site and only found it through consumer reports web site while looking for a new van.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan?
6 of 199 owner complaints about the 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan (3%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan
Transmission failure 15ABS 8Stalling 8Brake failure 7Fuel leak 7Door locks 6Wipers 6Airbag light 5Seat belt 5
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